Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Repress"

A: To repress- someone forces another person to do something.
To oppress- Someone is cruel to another person for a long period of time.
To suppress is to hide something- if someone doesn’t want another person to know their secrets.

A: "He repressed his feelings for her."
"My parents are repressive."

A: Repress: Holding back or restraining something, often emotions or desires, from being expressed.
Example: "He repressed his anger during the meeting."

Suppress: Actively stopping or reducing something, such as information, actions, or protests, from being expressed or spread.
Example: "The government suppressed the news to avoid panic."

Oppress: Exerting authority or power to unjustly control or dominate others, often causing hardship or suffering.
Example: "The regime oppressed its citizens for decades."

Summary:
Repress = internal control (emotions).
Suppress = external prevention (actions or information).
Oppress = unjust control or domination over people.

A: repress is you forcing something towards yourself. oppress is you forcing something towards other people.

"I wanted to talk to her, but I repressed myself and stayed away from her."

"He was very oppressive towards me. He wouldn't let me do anything without his permission."

A: repress: hold/push back (usually internal struggle); almost like try to ignore

suppress: keep/hold down (internal or external)

repress a feeling, thought, memory, urge, etc.

suppress a feeling (etc) but also suppress voters, a rebellion, a riot

A: They're very similar, but I would say that "repress" is more likely to be used when describing one's feelings, whereas "suppress" is more directed outwards to others.

For example, I would say "She's repressed" or "She's repressing her emotions" to describe a person who keeps her feelings bottled up and doesn't express them much. But I would say "The police have been called in to suppress the revolts" because one group is suppressing another group.

A: Repress is more negative. It is unhealthy to repress feelings.

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A: When I press alt+enter again the game goes back to the previous screen and there are two black stripes that run up and down the screen.

A: Yep!

A: is supress